Combination lid-fastener and card-holder



G. H. PROFFITT.

COMBINATION LID FASTENER AND CARD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-5,1919.

Patented May 25, 1920..

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LAURE G. H. PROFFITT.

COMBINATION LID FASTENER AND CARD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. 1919.

1,341,588, Patented May 25, 1920.

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UNHED STATES GEORGE E. PROFFIT'I, OF WICEITA, KANSAS.

COMBINATION LID-FASTENER AND CARD-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Application filed November 5, 1919. Serial No. 335,856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. Pnorrrrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Vichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationLid-Fasteners and Card-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of'the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to an improved attachment for use in connectionwith the lid or cover of a receptacle such as amilk can and theprincipal object of the invention is to provide a device so constructedthat the cover may be releasably but securely held in place and furtherto so construct this at tachment that it may form means for engaging acard having an address shown thereon to retain the card in engagementwith the cover.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this attachment thatit may be used inconnection with a milk can of any conventionalconstruction, it simply being necessary to form openings in the coverand flared neck of the can and provide buttons upon the neck for holdingthe securing clip.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this attachment thatthe principal portion thereof may be formedot metal and wire cut andbent to assume the proper shape.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this attachment thatit will comprise a comparatively few number of parts which will besimple in construction and strong and durable and not liable to easilyget out of order orneed repair.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of the upper portion of a can having thecover held in place by means of the improved attachment.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the cover.

Fig. i is a perspective view of one of the plates forming part of theattachment.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the latches used in connectionwith the attachment.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a clip for engaging the latch shown inFig. 5.

as shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a name plate held in engagement with the coverby the attachment.

The can 10 is provided with a neck 11 which terminates in a flared mouth12 having operatively disposed openings 13 formed therein and havingoutstanding studs 14. The cover 15 is provided with upstanding flaredwalls 16 and is provided with side openings 17 which register with theopenings 13 when the cover is put in place with the walls 16 fittingwithin the threaded mouth 12 of the can. The usual handle 18 is providedso that the cover may be easily removed and put in place.

Plates 19 are secured to the inner faces of the walls 16 by rivets whichpass through the openings 20 and through the walls 16 thereby firmlyconnecting the plates with the inner or upper walls of the cover. Theend portions of these plates are bent to provide retaining flanges 21which are to engage the side portions of the address cards 22 andreleasably retain the cards in place when the cards are inserted asshown in Fig. 3 with the studs 23 fitting in the notches 24 formed inthe upper end portions of the cards. A cover plate 25 which is similarin shape to the address cards will be provided so that one of the cardsmay be covered. Therefore the cover of the milk can may be provided withtwo address cards one carrying the name of the producer and the secondthe name of the dairyman to whom the milk is sent. By covering one ofthese cards with the cover plate 25 the second will be left disposed.

Latches indicated in general by the numeral 26 are provided at oppositesides of the cover and are constructed and mounted Each latch isprovided with a head 27 which is carried by a stem or shank positionedto extend though one of the openings 17 and having its free inner endportion provided with an opening 29 through which extends the pivot pin30. This pivot pin 30 is mounted between the bearings 31 formed bycutting the plates 19 thus providing tongues having the central portioncut out and the tongue bent back upon itself. When the cover is put inplace as shown in Fig. 1 the latches extend through the openings 13 andmay be engaged by the fasteners or clips one of which is shown in detailin Fig. 6. Each of these clips are formed of resilient wire bentintermediate its length to provide arms 32.

The arms are bent at their connected ends toward each other and are thenbent to extend downwardly from the can thus providing a head forming ahand hold 33. The free end portions of the arms are bent inwardly toprovide abutments 34 which prevented the clips from having slidingmovement upon the studs 23 beyond the desired amount and are then bentto provide a socket 35 and guiding arms or fingers 36. The latch head 27may be held in one hand and the clip then moved toward the latch and theneck or shank of the latch will pass between the guiding fingers andinto the socket 35. The cover will then be securely held in place andprevent it from accidentally working loose. iVhen it is desired toremove the cover it is simply necessary to move the clips to release thelatches and the cover can then be grasped by the handle and removed. Itwill thus be seen that there has been provided a very eificient devicefor securing the cover of a milk can and further that this device is soconstructed that the address cards may be held in place and one of theaddress cards covered.

hat is claimed is:

,1. The combination with a receptacle having a neck terminating in aflared mouth and a cover fitting within the flared mouth, the cover andmouth being provided with registering openings, of plates connected withthe cover and having bearings positioned adjacent the openings in thecover, pivot pins carried by the bearings, latches having shanks.mounted upon the pivot pins and extending through the openingsof thecover and flared mouth and terminating in an enlarged head, and meanscarried by the mouth for engaging the shank.

2. The combination with a receptacle having a neck provided withopenings, and a cover fitting into the neck and provided with openingsregistering with the openings of the neck, of bearing elements carriedby the cover in opposed relation to the openings formed therein, pivotpins carried by the bearings, latches mounted upon the pivot pins andextending through the registering openings, and clips slldably connectedwith the neck and having arms bent adjacent their free end portions toprovide guiding fingers and a pocket, the guiding fingers serving toengage the outer end portions 0]": the latches and guide the same intothe pockets of the clips.

3. A receptacle provided with oppositely disposed openings, a coverfitting'into the neck and provided with openings registering with theopenings of the neck, bearing members carried by the cover, latchesconnected with the bearing members and extending through the registeringopenings of the cover and neck, and securing clips slidably connectedwith the neck in operative relation to the openings formed therein andeach formed of a strand of resilient wire bent intermediate of itslength to provide arms having their connected end portions bent toextend outwardly from the neck and constitute an actuating handle, thefree end portion of the arms being bent ,inwardly to provide abutmentslimiting sliding movement of the clips and being then bent to provide apocket for receiving the latch and having their free end portions bentoutwardly to provide guiding fingers for engaging the latch anddirecting the same into the pockets.

4:. A receptacle having a neck provided with openings, a cover havingopenings 1'8 istering with the openings of the neck, latches connectedwith the cover and extend ing through the registering openings, studscarried by the neck adjacent the openings, and clips each having armsextending in spaced relation for extending upon opposite sides. of thestuds, the free end: portions of the arms being bent to provideabutments for engaging the studs for limiting sliding movement of theclip and being bent to provide a pocket and guiding fingers for engagingthe outer end portion of their co,- operating latch and directing thelatch into said pocket. j i

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GEORGE H. PROFFITT.

Witnesses:

ELLA HADLEY, JEANNETTE STACY;

